The present paper intends to make an analysis at regional level, respectively in Galati county, in order to determine the present situation of agriculture in the South-East region of Romania; it investigates the possibility of changing the crop structure towards more added value such as...

U S grain prices affect one another This study uses Haugh-Pierce chi-square tests, bivariate autoregressive models, and dynamic multipliers to measure the extent of these effects Rice prices exhibit very little reaction to changes in other grain prices However, other grain prices relate closely...

An empirical model accurately estimates row crop and extensive crop acreage in the North Central region. It shows (a) for each 1-acre increase in diversion, rcw crops decrease 0.62 acre and extensive crops decrease 0.12 acre, and (b) the annual shift to .row crops is diminishing.

This research completes a series of estimates of supply relationships for corn, sorghum, oats, and barley. (See M. E. Ryan and M. E. Abel, "Corn Acreage Response .. .,"Agr. Econ. Res. 24(4); 102-112, Oct. 1972, and "Supply Response of U.S. Sorghum Acreage ...,"Agr. Econ. Res. 25(2); 45-55, April...

Global climate models predict increases over time in average temperature worldwide, with significant impacts on local patterns of temperature and precipitation. The extent to which such changes present a risk to food supplies, farmer livelihoods, and rural communities depends in part on the...

With the signing of the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) in January 2009, Uganda as a member of the ACP, should endeavour to re-strategize itself to benefit from the opportunities such trading blocks create through increased trade. Trade is likely to increase with EPA in place and...

The study uses the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) regression technique to evaluate the growth rates of three agricultural export crops (cocoa, palm kernel and palm oil) in Nigeria between1970-2009. The result reveals that growth rates in export of these crops are higher in the financial sector...

This study examined the profitability and efficiency of small scale ginger production in selected Local Government Areas of Kaduna State using data collected through personal interview schedules with structured questionnaire. Results from the study showed that majority (96.0%) of ginger farmers...

La politica Agraria Comun (PAC) desde su origen ha sufrido profundos cambios para hacer frente a nuevos desafios, pasando de una politica proteccionista de precios, que pretendia el aumento de la productividad, a una politica que tiene como objetivo el desarrollo sostenible y el respecto al...